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New fleets for North and Scotland

TransPennine Express (TPE) is pushing ahead with the purchase of a further 126 brand new carriages. Under the terms of its new franchise agreement FirstGroup’s...

Thameslink 700 in action

'Controversy? What controversy?' quipped Steve Scrimshaw, Siemens' managing director for rail in the UK, talking about the challenge of delivering the trains for Thameslink...

Where are they now?

Gail Satchell, winner of Outstanding Customer Service Award last year, speaks about her surprise at scooping the 2015 prize. There’s one thing that the RailStaff...

Safety at the forefront

'Safety is at the forefront of any work we do,' says Bridgeway Consulting's managing director Pino De Rosa. There are examples of this everywhere. The...

YRP – Celebrating the past, present and future

On 8 April, the Young Rail Professionals (YRP) celebrated young people in rail at its fifth Annual Black Tie Dinner. This year’s event was held...

Rail backing for Britain’s bravest

The rail industry is continuing its backing for Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI). Network Rail purchases over 100 signs a week made by ex-servicemen and...

Best of British

Last month, 18 companies from the UK rail sector joined a UKTI Yorkshire and the Humber-led trade mission to Germany. The aim was clear: to...

Technically speaking

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is looking for the Technician of the Year - entries are open until the end of May. It...

Essential focus on safety

The dramatic growth in rail passenger numbers in the UK is presenting a fundamental challenge to the industry’s safety performance, says Network Rail safety director...

Ninjas of the yellow trains

'Like little ninjas,' said Katie Tingle, describing her team's role within Network Rail. 'If you can be a little ninja in a big yellow...

Think Safety, Act Safely – The story behind Stobart Rail’s new safety vision

Is there a secret to creating an effective, impactful health and safety campaign? More often than not, such posters and videos use shock tactics...

From Interfleet to SNC-Lavalin – Steered not shaken

Richard George, Group Managing Director of SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit, on the loss of the Interfleet name and the opportunities that lie ahead. ‘When I...

Keep your trousers on! – a guide to Network Rail’s new Code of Conduct

Offensive language or behaviour of any sort, including urination or defecation in a public place, is among the list of unacceptable behaviours included in...

Waboso goes digital at Network Rail

David Waboso CBE, capital programmes director at London Underground, is to join Network Rail as managing director, Digital Railway. Waboso will lead the Digital Railway...

Not so Shaw

‘Steady as she goes,’ is the underlying message of the Shaw Report into the future of Network Rail. No change of ownership is envisaged....

Mapping it out – Safe delivery of London Bridge station redevelopment

What more is there to write about Thameslink? The project will forever change rail travel through central London for the better, transforming one of the...

Infrarail 2016 in tweets

Rolling coverage of Infrarail 2016 with tweets.   https://twitter.com/oomph_creative/status/720240622947282947 https://twitter.com/infrarail/status/720214109522935808 https://twitter.com/lucylucyprior/status/720195880188583936 https://twitter.com/aplant_hire/status/720177151706861568 https://twitter.com/rockfalluk/status/720174100249976832 https://twitter.com/erlauuk/status/720167578505723904 https://twitter.com/jointingtech/status/719854172498182149 https://twitter.com/railindustry/status/719837069225365504 https://twitter.com/duracomposites/status/719639455498387456 Photo courtesy of Rail Media/www.highvizmedia.com

Behind the scenes at Old Dalby

Being invited to visit a live test site is a good indication that things are going pretty well or a project - not something you would say the...